Master of Applied Statistics

I have already found the applied statistics courses to be beneficial in my day-to-day work. As we move through course material, I find more efficient analytical techniques to apply to my current job. In addition, I have been introduced to several statistical software packages that I had not previously worked with.

Kristy Foley

Program Summary

A Master of Applied Statistics Degree Can Help Advance Your Career

The demand for trained statisticians continues to increase as the world becomes more dependent on predictive data and numerical reasoning. With a Master of Applied Statistics degree you can advance your career in almost any field, including education, science, technology, health care, government, or business.

To help you gain the necessary credentials to progress in this flourishing field, Penn State World Campus has partnered with Penn State's Eberly College of Science to offer an online professional Master of Applied Statistics degree.

Why a Master of Applied Statistics Online at Penn State

If you handle data as a professional and want to conveniently study a wide range of statistical application areas, our online Master of Applied Statistics program could be for you. The online degree is based on the highly regarded resident program and taught by many of the same faculty. The requirements for both the online and resident Master of Applied Statistics programs are identical.

The expertly designed curriculum enables you to use industry-standard software such as Minitab, R, and SAS to improve your data analysis proficiency. In two to five years you can complete the degree, selecting from courses covering a variety of statistical applications areas, including:

data mining

predictive analytics

biostatistics techniques

statistical consulting

Students who successfully complete the master's program have the option to prepare for the SAS Base Programming Certification Exam, or to seek PStat® accreditation through the American Statistical Association as an Accredited Professional StatisticianTM.

World Campus Applied Statistics Video

Learn more about the World Campus applied statistics programs in this video:

Penn State offers both a master's degree and a graduate certificate online in applied statistics.

Master of Applied Statistics
The master's program is designed to help you develop your data-analytic skills and explores the core areas of applied statistics (DOE, ANOVA, Analysis of Discrete Data, MANOVA, and many more) — without delving too deeply into the foundations of mathematical statistics.

Application criteria for the Master of Applied Statistics degree are more rigorous than for the graduate certificate. Based on your application portfolio, if you are at the borderline of admission into the master's program, preference will be given to applicants who have demonstrated excellent performance in the completion of the certificate program. If you are accepted into the master's program, the credits you earn in the certificate program will be applied to the master's degree.

Career Opportunities for Graduates

As a statistician with a master's degree, you can promote your skill set in business, industry, government, health care, and educational and research organizations.

Our graduates work as:

economists

financial planners

insurance researchers

quality control managers

market researchers

project managers

public health researchers

statistical consultants

Who Should Apply?

If you want to hone your ability to make data-driven decisions, understand predictive analytics, and apply data science to achieve results in your field — whether in business, education, health care, science, government, or technology — the World Campus Master of Applied Statistics could be right for you.